Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach IPS HTTP service over network
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ExploitSend crafted HTTP request
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ExecutionTrigger Image Packaging System flaw
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ImpactRead critical Solaris data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network reachability to the Oracle Solaris 11.4 Image Packaging System (pkg) service over HTTP; per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) no authentication, privileges, or user interaction are needed, so any host exposing the IPS/pkg HTTP interface to an attacker is at risk. Limiting factors: only Solaris 11.4 is listed as affected, the impact is confined to confidentiality (information disclosure, no integrity or availability effect), and exposure depends on whether the IPS HTTP service is network-accessible to untrusted parties rather than restricted to an internal/management network. Oracle's CPU description does not disclose the exact feature, endpoint, or configuration that triggers the flaw, so the precise required IPS deployment mode should be verified against the October 2026 Oracle CPU advisory. |
| Impact | Signals are moderate and only partially populated. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes an easily exploitable, remote, unauthenticated flaw, which normally argues for prioritization; however the impact is scoped to confidentiality only (C:H/I:N/A:N), so this is information disclosure rather than code execution or takeover, capping the base score at 7.5 (High, not Critical). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active or automatable exploitation - the 7.5 is therefore a vendor-asserted severity without corroborating exploitation telemetry. This reads as a genuine-but-not-emergency High: real priority for Solaris 11.4 operators, but not a drop-everything issue absent KEV/EPSS evidence. One conflict to verify: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass,' yet the CVSS vector is already PR:N (no privileges/authentication required to begin with), so the flaw is better characterized as unauthenticated data access than as a bypass of an existing auth control - treat the 'Authentication Bypass' label with caution. Oracle Critical Patch Update descriptions are also deliberately generic, so the exact attack surface is not fully disclosed. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker with network reachability to a Solaris 11.4 host's Image Packaging System (pkg) HTTP service sends a crafted HTTP request and retrieves data that should be protected, resulting in unauthorized access to critical or all Solaris-accessible data. Low attack complexity (AC:L) and no required privileges or user interaction make the request trivial to deliver once the service is reachable. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Information disclosure in Oracle Solaris 11.4's Image Packaging System (IPS) allows unauthenticated remote attackers with HTTP network access to read critical data or all data accessible to the system; CVSS 3.1 is 7.5 with confidentiality-only impact. Oracle's October 2026 CPU identifies the affected component and version, but no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry is present in the supplied intelligence, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Exposure is limited to deployments where the IPS/pkg HTTP interface is reachable by untrusted networks.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Solaris 11.4 IPS fixes from the October 2026 Critical Patch Update; the exact patch revision is not specified in the supplied data, so verify the appropriate patch or SRU against https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html before rollout. If patching is delayed, restrict the IPS/pkg HTTP service to trusted management networks using firewall ACLs or network segmentation, and avoid exposing package repository endpoints to untrusted clients; the trade-off is that clients may need an internal mirror or jump host for updates. Because the advisory does not identify the exact endpoint or configuration, review IPS repository exposure and monitor repository logs for unauthenticated read attempts.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Solaris IPS is the package management and repository framework used by the pkg client and repository services; it can expose package metadata and repository content over HTTP. The supplied data assigns no CWE, so the precise root-cause weakness class cannot be mapped, and Oracle does not disclose the exact feature, endpoint, or deployment mode that triggers the flaw. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N indicates a remote, unauthenticated, no-user-interaction confidentiality-only issue with high data exposure and no integrity or availability effect. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests a failure to enforce access control on an HTTP-exposed IPS resource, but the exact mechanism should be verified against the October 2026 Oracle CPU advisory. EUVD lists only Oracle Solaris 11.4 as affected, and no CPE identifiers were supplied for more granular product matching.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Unauthenticated remote HTTP access with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is confidentiality-only disclosure, so C:H with I:N/A:N and unchanged scope.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Image Packaging System). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Solaris 11.4's Image Packaging System (IPS) has a high-severity information-disclosure weakness that could expose critical system data to remote users who can reach the IPS/pkg HTTP interface. Leadership should care because Solaris 11.4 estates often support critical services, no vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis, and exposure is concentrated in environments where that interface is network-accessible. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, so priority is reducing reachability and preparing for the Oracle fix.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict network access to the Solaris 11.4 IPS/pkg HTTP interface to trusted management networks, disable the service where not required, enforce firewall/ACL controls, and monitor access logs for anomalous activity until the Oracle fix is applied.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-106456
GHSA-xcp6-j3hp-4w6h
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Exploit-DB